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i whotliibsf dartdmhlah pi ill.l'hil li kllllleh i ili.m.uwi ftalslslyvlv tu^aiwlx jaxvat-vx a 1*21 to i no ao â€¢||, r w 1 1 i ciio'i.imvx is puhli:i||i:j every tiics ; jv , nl 111111.1 iiiii l.aiis mr iiuiun.^)abk semi , ii.il iii advnnci g i 'â€¢ i injur v ill i discontinued u itiltell arrearages m puiil nl â– â– â€¢ at the discrcti if thtj-ikora wl ill become responsible for the payment of ni ;"["â– 'â€¢ shall receive n tenth â€¢ rati . iii'jii.m.u vi_l i inserted on the customary â– of the proviso being before the senate in committee of the whole did not prevent it irom being considered now that the resolu tion was reported tothe senate mr k then offered the following amendment tothe rtsu lution : was opposed to the proviso ; he therefore proposed this mode of getting rid ol it the question on re-committing the resolu tion was decided in the negative by yeas and nays â€” yeas it nays 27 the question was then taken on ordering the resolution as amended to be engrossed and read a third time and was decided in the affirmative by yeas and nays â€” yeas 26 nays 18 mr wilson submitted also the following reso lution : resolved tbat thevopimittre on the judiciary be in 1 meted to inr-uire w hetinj^nv , and ir j.nv -.. hat'amend ments are neces-sary anit^oper to be made to the act entitled an act relative lo the election of a president jtmmjccj^regidtmt_of states and declaring - / rovtdeil i'h:,t nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to give the anon of congrom to anybro v i 1011 in the constitution of missouri if any sucfi there be which contravenes that clause in tile constitution of the i nited states which declares lhat the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privilege and immunities of citizens in tbe several states mr king of new-york said as the a mendment had already been considered and rejected by the st mite he regretted that it bad been deemed expedie.it to offer it again i object now said mr k as i have beturc done to this amendment b cause it declares lhat in the admission of missouri the sen ate have not considered and do not pronounce any opinion concerning the clause ofthe mis souri constitution which makes it the duty of the legislature thereof to pais laws to exclude free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling int missouri this declaration ought not to be made because it would ex hibit the senate in this singular situation if hi construction of the constitution of mis souri were correct thut in passing the act of admission the senate omits to consider ancl to allow its due weight to the only pro vision in that constitution upon which the obligation to admit or not admit missouri depends mr k said he considered this proposition of much more importance than the mover of it appeared to do ; and he was not willing to decide on it instanter at any rate mr eaton replied at some length he said he certainly would be as unwilling as any one to press the consideration of wh.it he bad submitted before gentlemen had fully made ii their minds and were prepared to vote he doubted not however but that upon this subject all were prepared it woulel be borne in mind by the senate that this was not an original proposition but one that had before been considered and voted upon when he had first the honor of submitting it the gen tleman from n york mr king had urged his want of preparation and on an applica tion of postponement by himself the post ponement had been granted under this state of things mr e could not perceive any necessity for further procrastination more especially when it seemed to be the wish of all to put an end in some way to this un pleasant question mr e said as to the constitutionality of the subject however oth er gentlemen might be fully satislied yet with him and with others he believed the fact was otherwise he was not willing either to afiirm or to deny that the constitution ol missouri was in strict conformity to the con stitution of the uuited states ; he should have doubts were lit to be required affirma tively to vole either way but of this he did not pretend to doubt that thus situated thus doubting it was his duty to lean to the side of the constitution and by his vote to support that instrument which he and every member had sworn to maintain inviolate the pro viso ventured an opinion neither way ; it was a protestnndo in the true signification of the term â€” lhe exclusion of a conclusion ; a waiv er on the part of congress to give an opinion either one way or die other this being the object which he wished to attain he trusted the senate would excuse his again pressing on their consideration that which had betn before acted and voted upon encouraged by the iiifornfution that some gentlemen who had before voted against the proviso had changed their opii.ions and were now dispo sed to vote for it was with him the induce ment for again venturing to offer it time had been afforded to think fully on it and further delay he thought ought not to be re quested the senate then divided on the amend ment and there rose in its favor 23 members and it was agreed to tiie question then being on ordering the resolution to a third reading as amended mr morril of new hampshire rose and delivered a speech of nearly two hours length against the resolution mr macon followed this speech with a ' moiion to re-commit the resolution to the se lect committee wbich reported it with in structions to strike out the proviso adopted to-day on the motion of mr katon mr azacori had no doubt whatever of the propri ety of the naked resolution as reported and the officer who shall act as president in rase of vacancies in the offices both of president and vice-president passed march 1 1702 both resolutions lie on the table one day of course \. idvirt â– :.<â€¢.' hu i cd a n til ii ins been paid fur i . i i uiiimjierion in this tow n or hi vi in-iv . ii ttci to tho editors must be post-paid or thej ll nut bt sti m ' ito â€¢ when the resolution i'or lhe admission of mis souri into thc union was under consideration on monday and alter mr harbour had declined en gaging in the debate not he said that bc was unwilling to meet the question but with a hope and under the expectation that the ijuc-stion would be immediately taken thc senate having resumed the consideration of legislative business the resolution declaring the consent of congress to lhe admission of the slate of missouri into the union was read a third time and the question stated " shall the resolu tion puss the question being then put tbe resolution was passed and sent lo the house ol lieprcsen taiivcs for concurrence ; and the senate adjourned of missouri t vu\mi\u>s mvvsijvt.i . o\...!i _- ssoosu tkhhiua mr trimble of ohio said it was not bis wish to detain the senate ; that if hc bad entertained a wish to engage in thc discussion the present stute of his health was such that hc could not ex press himself so as to be beard by the senate nor could he speak ut all without great pain he rose he said to slate an objection to the consti tution of missouri which had not been alluded to in the debute on this resolution â€” an objection of ore force and iu his view involving princi ples more important to the interests ofthe nu ti_n than lhe provision which had been so much discussed i he 8ih artitlc of tho constitution of missouri authorizes the establishment of a bank with a capital not to exceed live millions of dol lars at last one half of which shall be reserved for the use of the state mr t said he considered this provision a direct and palpable violation of thit part of the 10th section of the federal con stitution which provides that '* no state shall coin money emit bills of credit or make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts this important provision of ihc federal constitution said mr t was intended te guard against evils which might embarrass the federal government and prove destructive to tbe best interests of the people of the u states an im material change in thc form did not change the substance whether a bill of credit is signed by : an auditor a treasurer an officer of a state or a president of a bank created for that purpose the evils are the same the power to coin mo 1 ney regulate thc value thereof and of i'orcijjii i coin and fixtfie standard of weights and mcusui-cs has been exclusively given to congress it was never contemplated or anticipated that these iirfi portant powers should be rendered nugatory by bank machinery put in operation entirely by fed cral or state power mr t suid it was also his i opinion thut banks as established iu the united states are ami republican institutions which tend inevitably to aiistocracy mr smith sai.l he would refer the gentleman to thc journals of the last session to show that a resolution admitting alabama into the union hud passed without opposition ancl that the con stitution of alabama contained a provision for the i establishment of a bank the presitu.nl communicated ti the senate report ol the secretary of the treasury made in pursuance ill a resolution of the sen .,'. of the id of april last staling the cx kii s cl in idi'ig indian corilcii nets and baking tr atiee,tbe expencesof indian trade c set ii um the declaration of indepeu u the president also laid before the senate i ii tailed report ul the secretary ol war of die amount of indian annuities c rendered i.i obedience to a resolution of the senate of tb 19th april last hotli reports were read and ordered to bc i -'â– â– ___ in v ; v i ni ii-u v im 7 house of uefresentatives thursday dec 7 â€” mr cobb gave notice of his intention so soon as the question now under consideration in committee of th whole should be finally disposed of to call for the consideration of his propositions con templating a retrenchment of the expences of the government the house then resolved itself into a com mittee of the whole mr nelson of virgin ia in the chair on the resolution declaring the admission of missouri into the union on an equal footing with the other states of the union and the question having been again stated missrii hi the senate then resumed thc considera tion of the resolution for the admission of missouri into ihc union ; the question being r.n the following proviso offered yesterday by mr eaton : mr si:rgeant rose and occupied the floor for two hours when the house adjour ned pm-titeil that nothing herein contained shall br so construed as to give the ass lit of ooturress to any pro win m the constitution of missouri if any surb there bi which contravenes that clause in the constitution of tin united states which declares that " the citizens of ... .. state shall be entitled to all privileges and iiiimuui tit-s uf chitons iii the several states moniiay df.c 11 on motion of mr but ler of new hampshire it was t resolved that the committee on the post office and post roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for prohibiting 1 printers and editors of newspaper and all other persons who are proprietors of any such printing establishments or in any way cori cel-ned in the publication in newspapers from being mail contractors or postmasters ; and also prohibiting post masters from being mail contractors or being employed in conveyance of the mail mr wilson of new jersey offered the following substitute by way of amendment tothe proposition of mr katon which was lust only nine voting in its favor on motion of mr baldwin it was resolved that tlie secretary of state be required to communicate to this house any information which mav have been received by that department touching any alterations in the commercial laws or regulations of any of the nations of europe which may have been made or adopted since the year 1817 - . the house then resumed thc consideration of the resolution declaring the admission of the state of missouri into the union that nothing herein contained shall be construed as jiving the ussiiii of congress co so much of the consti tution of tiie stale of missouri making it the duty ofthe icfisljituri of said state to ass a law to prevent free d-jjroes and molalities from coming lo and settling in iiii stat under any pretext whatsoever ns may be re piijfimnt lo that provision of the constitution ofthe i'ni leil htates whieli prescribes lhal " the citizens of each hate shall bu entitled to all privileges and iiuiiiuiinii - of in/en of the several states the question waa then taken on adopting mr eaton's proviso and was decided iu the negative by yeas and nays â€” yeas 21 â€” nays 84 mr archer,of virginia delivered at come length his views of this subject ar.d the reasons why he was in favor of the passage of the res olution tuesday ni'.r 12 mr wilson of new-jersey submitted the fol lowing resolution : the question being then stated on thc res olution itself after some debate it was on motion pf imr smith postponed liluu-inor iolv i>'..i'i.mbi-n 9 â€” the senate resumed the coiisi.h ration of the resolution declaring the consent of congress to the admission of the state ol missouri when he concluded mr hill of massachusetts moved an amendment qualifying the assent of the ad mission of the new state into the union by an exception of a particular clause of the con stitution this motion however was with drawn by mr hill for the present on the representation of mr lowndes that it would embarrass the main debate by bringing on an accidental one and would deprive him of the opportunity of replying to some objections he had not anticipated arid toothers arising from a misapprehension or evasion of his first ar guments in support of the resolution mr baldwin then moved to strike out the preamble to the resolve resolved that the comniiltes on the judiciary be in structed to inquire whether any mid it any what provis ions are necessary or proper to be made by law to meet i continjjencics which may arise from unlawful disputei 1 , or doubtful vijtes under that part of the 12th article of amendments to tbe constitution of the united states which relates to counting tlie votes of thc electors for president and vice-president of the united states mr wilson said it would be found on refer ring to the article of the constitution alluded to in this resolution that the provision in relation to counting the votes for president and vice president is very general the words are " the president ofthe senate shall in presence of the senate and house of representatives open all the certificates and the votes shall then be coun ted it is not said who shall count the votes nor tvho shall decide what votes shall he counted in consequence of this defect as ihe senate would well remember some difficulty occurred four years ago iu relation to the voles from in diana objections were made to receiving these votes ; the counting was interrupted ; the two houses separated ; and although on that occasion they again came together antl proceeded on anil completed the business before ihem so happy a result might not always be produced cases might occur where stronger doubts might exists or more excitement prevail ; debates be protrac ted and decision deferred and serious inconven iences or evils follow was it nat probable such a case would occur during the present session - would it not at least be prudent to guard against danger from such a contingency ? congress had unquestionably the power under the last clause of the 8'h section of the first article of the con 1 stitution and he thought they ought lo exercise it by vesting thc authority to decide upon doubt , ful disputed or unlawful votes cither in thc president of the senate the senate itself the i mouse of representatives or in tlie two houses conjointly or separately at least mr w i deemed the subject of sufficient importance to justify the inquiry proposed in ihe resolution which he had submitted - mr ho&mct of maine addressed the senate an hour nnd a half in defence of the acceptance of the constitution of the state and of it admission into the union mr oris of massachusetts took thc oth er side und spoke about an hour against ad miring the state with the constitution which it had submitted tu congress ; when mr liitbour of virginia presuming that some other gentleman might desire to deliver his sentiments on the question moved an ad j iiinment ; and the senate adjourned ii re em brr 11 â€” mr pinkney submitted the following resolution for consideration : mr lowndes assigned briefly the reasons why on more mature reflection he should assent to this course though he had at first preferred the other the question being taken on striking out the preamble was decided in the affirmative 87 to 65 /.'..'â€¢-(', that the committee on tbe judiciary bc in r.rik-t'-il to inquire into ihc expediency of passing a law . . , l.n or explaining the judiciary laws in such man ii to authorise under such restrictions as may be llimiglit proper the prosecution of writs of error in ,: oases from the judgments of the highest court of judicature in l state in which any question has arisen - 1 ' i _â– constitution or uws of the union to the mi f;->urt of tha united stales and tbut the v.ud â– iiiiiuitteo report by bill or otherwise till missol iii constitution mr hemphill cs pennsylvania delivered at considerable length his sentiments in hos tility to the resolution for the admission of missouri as now constituted â€” and the house adjourned tutsuav dec 12 the speaker laid before the house a letter from the comptroller of thc treasury transmit ting from thc 4th auditor a list of balances char ged in that office ancl due more than three years prior to september 1820 ; and a list of persons only five in number who have failed to render their accounts to lhat oflicc the senate then resumed the consideration di die rft|olueio:i declaring the assent ol con jpv ji_totne adinis-itthof the date of missouri ii.t rh_:;'wijiqn all l:(fph,6 teti:ie:,.ec said be fore the manic proceeded to a final v..t â€¢.;].:: tb â€¢ re - fcflutwni lie would i'k p mission tgai:i to fruet the amendment wl.i.b hud hen tore the speaker also laid before the bouse a re port of the secretary of war of a plan on which ihe army may be reduced to 6000 men ; mads in obedience to a resolution of the house oi the hth ol may last the speaker also laid before the house a re port from lhe secretary of thc treasury relative bmitted and rtj.-cwd this he be was strictly in order lhe r jectiun

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i whotliibsf dartdmhlah pi ill.l'hil li kllllleh i ili.m.uwi ftalslslyvlv tu^aiwlx jaxvat-vx a 1*21 to i no ao â€¢||, r w 1 1 i ciio'i.imvx is puhli:i||i:j every tiics ; jv , nl 111111.1 iiiii l.aiis mr iiuiun.^)abk semi , ii.il iii advnnci g i 'â€¢ i injur v ill i discontinued u itiltell arrearages m puiil nl â– â– â€¢ at the discrcti if thtj-ikora wl ill become responsible for the payment of ni ;"["â– 'â€¢ shall receive n tenth â€¢ rati . iii'jii.m.u vi_l i inserted on the customary â– of the proviso being before the senate in committee of the whole did not prevent it irom being considered now that the resolu tion was reported tothe senate mr k then offered the following amendment tothe rtsu lution : was opposed to the proviso ; he therefore proposed this mode of getting rid ol it the question on re-committing the resolu tion was decided in the negative by yeas and nays â€” yeas it nays 27 the question was then taken on ordering the resolution as amended to be engrossed and read a third time and was decided in the affirmative by yeas and nays â€” yeas 26 nays 18 mr wilson submitted also the following reso lution : resolved tbat thevopimittre on the judiciary be in 1 meted to inr-uire w hetinj^nv , and ir j.nv -.. hat'amend ments are neces-sary anit^oper to be made to the act entitled an act relative lo the election of a president jtmmjccj^regidtmt_of states and declaring - / rovtdeil i'h:,t nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to give the anon of congrom to anybro v i 1011 in the constitution of missouri if any sucfi there be which contravenes that clause in tile constitution of the i nited states which declares lhat the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privilege and immunities of citizens in tbe several states mr king of new-york said as the a mendment had already been considered and rejected by the st mite he regretted that it bad been deemed expedie.it to offer it again i object now said mr k as i have beturc done to this amendment b cause it declares lhat in the admission of missouri the sen ate have not considered and do not pronounce any opinion concerning the clause ofthe mis souri constitution which makes it the duty of the legislature thereof to pais laws to exclude free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling int missouri this declaration ought not to be made because it would ex hibit the senate in this singular situation if hi construction of the constitution of mis souri were correct thut in passing the act of admission the senate omits to consider ancl to allow its due weight to the only pro vision in that constitution upon which the obligation to admit or not admit missouri depends mr k said he considered this proposition of much more importance than the mover of it appeared to do ; and he was not willing to decide on it instanter at any rate mr eaton replied at some length he said he certainly would be as unwilling as any one to press the consideration of wh.it he bad submitted before gentlemen had fully made ii their minds and were prepared to vote he doubted not however but that upon this subject all were prepared it woulel be borne in mind by the senate that this was not an original proposition but one that had before been considered and voted upon when he had first the honor of submitting it the gen tleman from n york mr king had urged his want of preparation and on an applica tion of postponement by himself the post ponement had been granted under this state of things mr e could not perceive any necessity for further procrastination more especially when it seemed to be the wish of all to put an end in some way to this un pleasant question mr e said as to the constitutionality of the subject however oth er gentlemen might be fully satislied yet with him and with others he believed the fact was otherwise he was not willing either to afiirm or to deny that the constitution ol missouri was in strict conformity to the con stitution of the uuited states ; he should have doubts were lit to be required affirma tively to vole either way but of this he did not pretend to doubt that thus situated thus doubting it was his duty to lean to the side of the constitution and by his vote to support that instrument which he and every member had sworn to maintain inviolate the pro viso ventured an opinion neither way ; it was a protestnndo in the true signification of the term â€” lhe exclusion of a conclusion ; a waiv er on the part of congress to give an opinion either one way or die other this being the object which he wished to attain he trusted the senate would excuse his again pressing on their consideration that which had betn before acted and voted upon encouraged by the iiifornfution that some gentlemen who had before voted against the proviso had changed their opii.ions and were now dispo sed to vote for it was with him the induce ment for again venturing to offer it time had been afforded to think fully on it and further delay he thought ought not to be re quested the senate then divided on the amend ment and there rose in its favor 23 members and it was agreed to tiie question then being on ordering the resolution to a third reading as amended mr morril of new hampshire rose and delivered a speech of nearly two hours length against the resolution mr macon followed this speech with a ' moiion to re-commit the resolution to the se lect committee wbich reported it with in structions to strike out the proviso adopted to-day on the motion of mr katon mr azacori had no doubt whatever of the propri ety of the naked resolution as reported and the officer who shall act as president in rase of vacancies in the offices both of president and vice-president passed march 1 1702 both resolutions lie on the table one day of course \. idvirt â– :.s mvvsijvt.i . o\...!i _- ssoosu tkhhiua mr trimble of ohio said it was not bis wish to detain the senate ; that if hc bad entertained a wish to engage in thc discussion the present stute of his health was such that hc could not ex press himself so as to be beard by the senate nor could he speak ut all without great pain he rose he said to slate an objection to the consti tution of missouri which had not been alluded to in the debute on this resolution â€” an objection of ore force and iu his view involving princi ples more important to the interests ofthe nu ti_n than lhe provision which had been so much discussed i he 8ih artitlc of tho constitution of missouri authorizes the establishment of a bank with a capital not to exceed live millions of dol lars at last one half of which shall be reserved for the use of the state mr t said he considered this provision a direct and palpable violation of thit part of the 10th section of the federal con stitution which provides that '* no state shall coin money emit bills of credit or make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts this important provision of ihc federal constitution said mr t was intended te guard against evils which might embarrass the federal government and prove destructive to tbe best interests of the people of the u states an im material change in thc form did not change the substance whether a bill of credit is signed by : an auditor a treasurer an officer of a state or a president of a bank created for that purpose the evils are the same the power to coin mo 1 ney regulate thc value thereof and of i'orcijjii i coin and fixtfie standard of weights and mcusui-cs has been exclusively given to congress it was never contemplated or anticipated that these iirfi portant powers should be rendered nugatory by bank machinery put in operation entirely by fed cral or state power mr t suid it was also his i opinion thut banks as established iu the united states are ami republican institutions which tend inevitably to aiistocracy mr smith sai.l he would refer the gentleman to thc journals of the last session to show that a resolution admitting alabama into the union hud passed without opposition ancl that the con stitution of alabama contained a provision for the i establishment of a bank the presitu.nl communicated ti the senate report ol the secretary of the treasury made in pursuance ill a resolution of the sen .,'. of the id of april last staling the cx kii s cl in idi'ig indian corilcii nets and baking tr atiee,tbe expencesof indian trade c set ii um the declaration of indepeu u the president also laid before the senate i ii tailed report ul the secretary ol war of die amount of indian annuities c rendered i.i obedience to a resolution of the senate of tb 19th april last hotli reports were read and ordered to bc i -'â– â– ___ in v ; v i ni ii-u v im 7 house of uefresentatives thursday dec 7 â€” mr cobb gave notice of his intention so soon as the question now under consideration in committee of th whole should be finally disposed of to call for the consideration of his propositions con templating a retrenchment of the expences of the government the house then resolved itself into a com mittee of the whole mr nelson of virgin ia in the chair on the resolution declaring the admission of missouri into the union on an equal footing with the other states of the union and the question having been again stated missrii hi the senate then resumed thc considera tion of the resolution for the admission of missouri into ihc union ; the question being r.n the following proviso offered yesterday by mr eaton : mr si:rgeant rose and occupied the floor for two hours when the house adjour ned pm-titeil that nothing herein contained shall br so construed as to give the ass lit of ooturress to any pro win m the constitution of missouri if any surb there bi which contravenes that clause in the constitution of tin united states which declares that " the citizens of ... .. state shall be entitled to all privileges and iiiimuui tit-s uf chitons iii the several states moniiay df.c 11 on motion of mr but ler of new hampshire it was t resolved that the committee on the post office and post roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for prohibiting 1 printers and editors of newspaper and all other persons who are proprietors of any such printing establishments or in any way cori cel-ned in the publication in newspapers from being mail contractors or postmasters ; and also prohibiting post masters from being mail contractors or being employed in conveyance of the mail mr wilson of new jersey offered the following substitute by way of amendment tothe proposition of mr katon which was lust only nine voting in its favor on motion of mr baldwin it was resolved that tlie secretary of state be required to communicate to this house any information which mav have been received by that department touching any alterations in the commercial laws or regulations of any of the nations of europe which may have been made or adopted since the year 1817 - . the house then resumed thc consideration of the resolution declaring the admission of the state of missouri into the union that nothing herein contained shall be construed as jiving the ussiiii of congress co so much of the consti tution of tiie stale of missouri making it the duty ofthe icfisljituri of said state to ass a law to prevent free d-jjroes and molalities from coming lo and settling in iiii stat under any pretext whatsoever ns may be re piijfimnt lo that provision of the constitution ofthe i'ni leil htates whieli prescribes lhal " the citizens of each hate shall bu entitled to all privileges and iiuiiiuiinii - of in/en of the several states the question waa then taken on adopting mr eaton's proviso and was decided iu the negative by yeas and nays â€” yeas 21 â€” nays 84 mr archer,of virginia delivered at come length his views of this subject ar.d the reasons why he was in favor of the passage of the res olution tuesday ni'.r 12 mr wilson of new-jersey submitted the fol lowing resolution : the question being then stated on thc res olution itself after some debate it was on motion pf imr smith postponed liluu-inor iolv i>'..i'i.mbi-n 9 â€” the senate resumed the coiisi.h ration of the resolution declaring the consent of congress to the admission of the state ol missouri when he concluded mr hill of massachusetts moved an amendment qualifying the assent of the ad mission of the new state into the union by an exception of a particular clause of the con stitution this motion however was with drawn by mr hill for the present on the representation of mr lowndes that it would embarrass the main debate by bringing on an accidental one and would deprive him of the opportunity of replying to some objections he had not anticipated arid toothers arising from a misapprehension or evasion of his first ar guments in support of the resolution mr baldwin then moved to strike out the preamble to the resolve resolved that the comniiltes on the judiciary be in structed to inquire whether any mid it any what provis ions are necessary or proper to be made by law to meet i continjjencics which may arise from unlawful disputei 1 , or doubtful vijtes under that part of the 12th article of amendments to tbe constitution of the united states which relates to counting tlie votes of thc electors for president and vice-president of the united states mr wilson said it would be found on refer ring to the article of the constitution alluded to in this resolution that the provision in relation to counting the votes for president and vice president is very general the words are " the president ofthe senate shall in presence of the senate and house of representatives open all the certificates and the votes shall then be coun ted it is not said who shall count the votes nor tvho shall decide what votes shall he counted in consequence of this defect as ihe senate would well remember some difficulty occurred four years ago iu relation to the voles from in diana objections were made to receiving these votes ; the counting was interrupted ; the two houses separated ; and although on that occasion they again came together antl proceeded on anil completed the business before ihem so happy a result might not always be produced cases might occur where stronger doubts might exists or more excitement prevail ; debates be protrac ted and decision deferred and serious inconven iences or evils follow was it nat probable such a case would occur during the present session - would it not at least be prudent to guard against danger from such a contingency ? congress had unquestionably the power under the last clause of the 8'h section of the first article of the con 1 stitution and he thought they ought lo exercise it by vesting thc authority to decide upon doubt , ful disputed or unlawful votes cither in thc president of the senate the senate itself the i mouse of representatives or in tlie two houses conjointly or separately at least mr w i deemed the subject of sufficient importance to justify the inquiry proposed in ihe resolution which he had submitted - mr ho&mct of maine addressed the senate an hour nnd a half in defence of the acceptance of the constitution of the state and of it admission into the union mr oris of massachusetts took thc oth er side und spoke about an hour against ad miring the state with the constitution which it had submitted tu congress ; when mr liitbour of virginia presuming that some other gentleman might desire to deliver his sentiments on the question moved an ad j iiinment ; and the senate adjourned ii re em brr 11 â€” mr pinkney submitted the following resolution for consideration : mr lowndes assigned briefly the reasons why on more mature reflection he should assent to this course though he had at first preferred the other the question being taken on striking out the preamble was decided in the affirmative 87 to 65 /.'..'â€¢-(', that the committee on tbe judiciary bc in r.rik-t'-il to inquire into ihc expediency of passing a law . . , l.n or explaining the judiciary laws in such man ii to authorise under such restrictions as may be llimiglit proper the prosecution of writs of error in ,: oases from the judgments of the highest court of judicature in l state in which any question has arisen - 1 ' i _â– constitution or uws of the union to the mi f;->urt of tha united stales and tbut the v.ud â– iiiiiuitteo report by bill or otherwise till missol iii constitution mr hemphill cs pennsylvania delivered at considerable length his sentiments in hos tility to the resolution for the admission of missouri as now constituted â€” and the house adjourned tutsuav dec 12 the speaker laid before the house a letter from the comptroller of thc treasury transmit ting from thc 4th auditor a list of balances char ged in that office ancl due more than three years prior to september 1820 ; and a list of persons only five in number who have failed to render their accounts to lhat oflicc the senate then resumed the consideration di die rft|olueio:i declaring the assent ol con jpv ji_totne adinis-itthof the date of missouri ii.t rh_:;'wijiqn all l:(fph,6 teti:ie:,.ec said be fore the manic proceeded to a final v..t â€¢.;].:: tb â€¢ re - fcflutwni lie would i'k p mission tgai:i to fruet the amendment wl.i.b hud hen tore the speaker also laid before the bouse a re port of the secretary of war of a plan on which ihe army may be reduced to 6000 men ; mads in obedience to a resolution of the house oi the hth ol may last the speaker also laid before the house a re port from lhe secretary of thc treasury relative bmitted and rtj.-cwd this he be was strictly in order lhe r jectiun